gamboge

[ gam-bohj, -boozh ]

/ gæmˈboʊdʒ, -ˈbuʒ /

noun

Also cambogia. a gum resin from various Asian trees of the genus Garcinia, especially G. hanburyi, used as a yellow pigment and as a cathartic.

yellow or yellow-orange.

Origin of gamboge

1625–35; <New Latin gambog- (stem of gambogium), variant of cambog-, after Cambodia

OTHER WORDS FROM gamboge

gam·bo·gi·an, adjective

Words nearby gamboge

gambit, gamble, gamblers' fallacy, gambling, gambling house, gamboge, gambol, gambrel, gambrel roof, Gambrinus, gambusia

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Example sentences from the Web for gamboge

Suppose, for instance, we wish to register the colour of gamboge.
Colour Measurement and Mixture|W. de W. Abney
Any yellow wood can be improved by an alcoholic solution of Persian berries, fustic, turmeric, or gamboge.
French Polishing and Enamelling|Richard Bitmead
When aloes or gamboge is powdered, a few drops of olive oil are commonly added with the same intention.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
He watched the sun expire in throes of crimson and gamboge, and night unloose her leash of stars.
A Transient Guest|Edgar Saltus

The cavity of the throat, orange, changes to gamboge as it widens; encircling this is a stain of tawny crimson.
The Woodlands Orchids|Frederick Boyle

British Dictionary definitions for gamboge

gamboge

/ (ɡæmˈbəʊdʒ, -ˈbuːʒ) /

noun

a gum resin used as the source of a yellow pigment and as a purgative
the pigment made from this resin

gamboge tree any of several tropical Asian trees of the genus Garcinia, esp G. hanburyi, that yield this resin: family Clusiaceae

a strong yellow colour

Also called (for senses 1, 2): cambogia

Derived forms of gamboge

gambogian, adjective

Word Origin for gamboge

C18: from New Latin gambaugium, from Cambodia

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	gamboge
释义	gamboge [ gam-bohj, -boozh ] / gæmˈboʊdʒ, -ˈbuʒ / noun Also cambogia. a gum resin from various Asian trees of the genus Garcinia, especially G. hanburyi, used as a yellow pigment and as a cathartic. yellow or yellow-orange. Origin of gamboge 1625–35; <New Latin gambog- (stem of gambogium), variant of cambog-, after Cambodia OTHER WORDS FROM gamboge gam·bo·gi·an, adjective Words nearby gamboge gambit, gamble, gamblers' fallacy, gambling, gambling house, gamboge, gambol, gambrel, gambrel roof, Gambrinus, gambusia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gamboge Suppose, for instance, we wish to register the colour of gamboge. Colour Measurement and Mixture\|W. de W. Abney Any yellow wood can be improved by an alcoholic solution of Persian berries, fustic, turmeric, or gamboge. French Polishing and Enamelling\|Richard Bitmead When aloes or gamboge is powdered, a few drops of olive oil are commonly added with the same intention. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley He watched the sun expire in throes of crimson and gamboge, and night unloose her leash of stars. A Transient Guest\|Edgar Saltus The cavity of the throat, orange, changes to gamboge as it widens; encircling this is a stain of tawny crimson. The Woodlands Orchids\|Frederick Boyle British Dictionary definitions for gamboge gamboge / (ɡæmˈbəʊdʒ, -ˈbuːʒ) / noun a gum resin used as the source of a yellow pigment and as a purgative the pigment made from this resin gamboge tree any of several tropical Asian trees of the genus Garcinia, esp G. hanburyi, that yield this resin: family Clusiaceae a strong yellow colour Also called (for senses 1, 2): cambogia Derived forms of gamboge gambogian, adjective Word Origin for gamboge C18: from New Latin gambaugium, from Cambodia Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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